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Introduction

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DOFA has been established under the Department ofDefence Production (DDP) as a single windowagency to facilitate implementation of the offset policyof the Ministry of Defence.

DOFA will assist potential vendors in interfacing withthe Indian Defence Industry for identifying potentialoffset products/projects as well as provide requisitedata and information for this purpose.

The agency will function under the supervision of adesignated Joint Secretary of the Dept of DefenceProduction, and have representatives from theService HQrs, HQ IDS, DRDO, DPSUs and OFB aswell as from CII, FICCI and ASSOCHAM and otheragencies as deemed necessary.

For more information about DOFA visithttp://mod.nic.in/DOFA.htm

Defense Offset Facilitation Agency(DOFA)

This paper is aimed at addressing the value andneed for quality Technical Publications in the Indian

Aerospace and Defence Industry.

Technical publications include a wide variety ofmaterials such as user guides, online help, whitepapers, classroom training materials, referenceguides, administration guides, standard operatingprocedures, installation manuals, Web-basedtraining materials, and product demos.

The processes and procedures involved intransferring and implementing the technology,operation, maintenance, overhauling, upgrading,engineering, designing, testing, and qualityassurance services of the manufactured defenceequipments and related software needs to be

documented.

With the ever increasing defence imports, theIndian Defence Industry is inviting and encouraginglarger participation of private investors fortechnology transfer, manufacturing ground handlingequipments, and repair and maintenance ofaircrafts and other defence products.

The quality of Technical Publication in the IndianAerospace and Defence Industry needs to be in parwith the standards such as European Association

of Aerospace Industries (AECMA), SimplifiedEnglish (PSC-85-16598), and ATA iSpec 2200 (AirTransportation America) and be comprehensible tothe end users in the global markets.

In this paper we will also address and discussabout the lack of vista in communication andusability aspects, aimed at increasing the value oftechnical publication in the Indian Aerospace andDefence Industry.

TWB believes that the technology cannot exist

without being communicated effectively.

Kno wledge is peop le, mo ney, learning, f lex ibi l i tyand com pet i t ive advantage. Kno wledge is more

relevant to sustained business than capi tal or

labor . And yet knowledge remains the most

neglected asset of a business. TWB helps you

unlock and share your technica l knowledge wi th

the wor ld .
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Indian Defence Industry andOffset Policy

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Indian Aerospace and Defence Industry

With the armed forces procuring multi-role fighter jets,helicopters, and long range maritime reconnaissanceaircrafts, it is estimated that India's defence importswill reach USD30 billion by 2012.

This makes India one of the most attractive defencemarkets in the world, in terms of business potentialand growth opportunities for private sectors.

The current defence market for private sector in India,which includes outsourcing from Defence PublicSector Units and Ordnance Factories is estimated tobe USD700 million.

This spending will further increase as the IndianDefence Industry is determined to increase theparticipation of private investors.

Presently more than 5,000 Indian companies aresupplying around 25% of components andsubassemblies to state-owned companies.

The government has set a 70% target for procuringits defence requirements from indigenous sources by2010. For achieving this target the government ismainly relying on private players.

Some of the key civil industry players supplyingDefence equipment and services include Tata Group,Mahindra & Mahindra, Kirloskar Bros., Larsen &Toubro, Ashok Leyland, Jindal, Max Aerospace &

Aviation and Ramoss India.

The recent studies conclude that India is currentlyone of the top importers of military and aerospaceequipments in the world.

The projections made in a report on Avenues forPrivate Sector Participation in Defence' by theindustry chamber Associated Chambers ofCommerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)points out that:

Over the past few years, India has spent asmu ch as $10.5 bi l l ion on mi l i tary impo rts , making

i t amo ngs t the largest arms impo rters in thedeveloping world

Defence Offset Obligations

The policy to deregulate certain selected areas inthe industry is aimed at import substitution throughhigher domestic production for meeting theexpected domestic defense requirements.

DOFA has stated in the Defence Offset Obligationsof Offset Procedure that:

Direct pur chase of , or execut ing export o rdersfor , defence produc ts and compo nents

manu factured by, or serv ices prov ided by,

Indian defen ce indu stries, i.e., Defence Public

Sector Undertak ings, the Ordnance FactoryBoard, and any private defence industry

manufac tur ing these produc ts or com ponents

und er an indus tr ial l icense granted for such

manu facture. For the pu rpos e of defence of fset ,

services will mean maintenance, overhaul,upg radat ion, l i fe extension, engineering ,

design, test ing, and defence related sof tware or

qual i ty assurance services.

The global war against terror ism and secu ri tycons iderat ions wi l l cont inue to drive increases

in mi l i tary expendi tureAerospace Report CII2009.


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TWB Offers Publication Solutions with

Various Technical Publications


About TWB

TWB is in the forefront of delivering publicationsolutions to customers, with a deep understanding ofdomains and technologies.

TWB provides pioneering documentation acrossindustries that include IT, ITES and Outsourcing,Navy, Aerospace, Defense, Ship Building, andManufacturing Industries. We help enterprisescommunicate the technical knowledge they posseswith their ecosystems.

We understand the aerospace industry and theadherence of aerospace to rigid standards andspecifications. Our expertise in TechnicalDocumentation and experience with high-profileclients enable us to meet the necessary highstandards, effectively and quickly.

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Parts Catalogs/Provisioning Data Provisioning

Graphics, Technical Illustration

Training Programs

The solutions provided are customized to suit thebusiness needs.

For more information about the services provide visitwww.twb.in andwww.twb-mac.com.

Types of Technical Publications

Technical Publications include a wide variety ofmaterial that defer in various segments such asaerospace, ground handling equipment, proprietarytechnology and manufacturing techniques, andMaintenance, repair and operations/overhaul(MRO).

Technical Publications include:

Engine Manual (EM)

Standard Practices Manual Flight Manuals

Setup Manual

Installation Manual and Instructions

Operator Manuals and Procedures

Structural Repair Manual (SRM)

Cleaning, Inspection and Repair (CIR) Manual

Parts & Provisioning Documentation

Service Manual

Component Maintenance Manual (CMM)

Illustrated Parts Catalogue (IPC, IPL)

Overhaul and Repair Instructions

Training Manuals

Every publication requires different levels ofexpertise and domain knowledge for differentsegments.

Documentation Standards

The documents should comply with the standardslike:

European Association of Aerospace Industries(AECMA S1000D)

Simplified English (PSC-85-16598)

Air Transportation America (ATA iSpec 2200)

ATA100
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Conclusion

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Rising Defense Expenditure in India: the Government of India has been investing heavily in its defenceindustry to increase the imports and in-house production of defence products.

Indias Offset Policy to Encourage Domestic Production: the Indian Defence Industry is encouragingprivate companies to invest and increase domestic production of defence products through DOFA and Offset

Policy. The establishment of agencies and policies to encourage domestic production of defence products isIncreasing Public-Private collaborations.

Rising Private Investments in the Indian Defense Industry: some of the key private investors includingTata Group, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, and Ramoss India are supplying defence equipmentsand services in the ground handling equipment, missile launching vehicles, and maintenance, repair andoverhauling segments.

This is increasing the competition between the companies of various sizes and capabilities in the privatesectors. Thus the less branded companies need to be more competent than the other highly brandedcompanies, and this can be achieved by providing attractive publications as useful marketing tools.

Value of Technical Publications: Technical Publications are very essential for transferring productknowledge to the end users. Provisioning of proper material to use the technology and products enables the

user to accept and efficiently use the product. Faulty assumptions about documentation lead to inaccurateand hard-to-understand material. This also decreases the changes of marketing the products in the globalmarkets.

Developing Technical Publications is all about writing for the audience, i.e., developing TechnicalPublications for users with different domain and product knowledge. Writing objectively is moreimportant that writing subjectively. This also involves getting the right people for creating the publicationswith the correct structure, diagrammatic presentations, color schemes and coding, consistent templatesand content, and for editing and reviewing the documents.

There is a greater need to increase the value of Technical Publications in the Indian Aerospace andDefence Industry, for the products and publications to be in par with the international standards and beable to sell the products in the global markets in the future.


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Our technical proficiency in software and authoring tools includes:

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